healthcare
VCs in $80m series-B for Compass Pathways
Compass intends to use the funds to expand upon its lead programme in psilocybin therapy
Blue Venture and HealthQuest invest in UK company Perspectum
Company has reportedly raised $47m since being founded
BVCA proposes £500m early-stage funding facility
Submission proposes a bridge funding facility in the form of a convertible loan of up to ТЃ5m per company
Main Capital buys majority stake in health software firm Alfa
Netherlands-based GP paid тЌ15-20m for its stake in the company
Redmile buys additional 12.67% of Redx
Upon completion of the transaction, Redmile will own a total of 110.6 million Redx shares
CBPE sells SpaMedica to Nordic Capital-backed Ober Scharrer
Nordic Capital is currently investing from its ninth fund, Nordic Capital IX, which closed on тЌ4.3bn
Limerstone buys Patricia Whites and Country Cousins for £14m
Grant Thornton was engaged to explore an auction process for the assets in December 2019
GA leads $130m series-B for Immunocore
Five existing investors, including Eli Lilly and RTW Investments, take part in the round
Redmile, Sofinnova invest £26.3m in Redx
Redmile has agreed to subscribe for 11.5 million new ordinary shares for 11.2 pence per share
Praetura leads £7m round for Inotec
Praetura is currently investing from its EIS 2020 Fund, which closed on ТЃ7m in February 2020
KKR-backed Gamma takes stake in Univercells subsidiary
KKR's $50m investment in Univercells will be drawn from its Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
Palatine sells Vernacare to HIG
HIG is currently investing from Growth Buyout Equity Fund III, which closed on $970m
MTIP et al. exit Blueprint Genetics to trade
Listed, US-based diagnostic information service Quest Diagnostics has acquired Blueprint
VCs in €20m series-B for PDCLine
In 2016, Belgian VC Meusinvest, Spinventure and several business angels invested €4m in the company
Capvis buys Tertianum Group
GP acquired the care home group from Swiss Prime Site and will be the company's sole shareholder
Paine Schwartz invests in Warburton
Firm is investing from Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund IV, which closed on $893m in 2014
NorthEdge sells DHG to ArchiMed for 3x return
During NorthEdge's holding period, the company made bolt-ons such as Nightingale, Kirton and Qbitus
Ardenton acquires Pebbles
Headquartered in Leeds and Dunfermline, Pebbles provides residential care and education
Innogest to launch trio of €100m VC funds
Healthcare and digital tech vehicles will each target 12-15 companies with €10m tickets
Adiuva acquires Fachklinik St Georg
Infrastructure investor Captiva has agreed to acquire the clinic's 6,000m2 of rental space
Waterland-backed Schönes Leben acquires Mediko
Waterland began its care home buy-and-build strategy in 2017 with the acquisition of Compassio
Looking for the digital health tonic
Massive recent uptick in investment means 2019 is expected to reach an all-time high for digital health
BIVF, Gründerfonds Ruhr lead €12m series-A round for Abalos
Abalos Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing immuno-oncology therapeutics
Nordic Capital's Acino acquires Takeda's primary care portfolio
Coller Capital and Goldman Sachs acquired a stake in Acino in 2018 in a GP-led secondary transaction